图书介绍：This Second Edition builds on its predecessor’s strengths by adding a sixth play， Aphra Behn’s The Rover， a comedy that has clearly come into prominence in recent years. The plays are fully annotated for the modern reader and are accompanied by six illustrations.The close relationship between theater and society during the period continues to be the focus of “Contexts.” The editor offers contemporary discussions of the following topics： “On Wit， Humour， and Laughter： 1660–1775，” “The Collier Con